00:08 John Feffer, Director of Foreign Policy in Focus, on the mid-flight explosion that killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Russia’s largest mercenary group.

00:33 John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley, on the COVID subvariant nicknamed Pirola (B.2.86), and why it’s prompting concern in public health circles. (More detailed information, along with links to new research discussed, is available via the dedicated Corona Calls podcast archive.)

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